scholarly journals Children’s Books as Pedagogical Tools to Minimize Latrophobia

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-43
Author(s):  
Thomas Motz
Keyword(s):  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Children's Books ◽  
Children’S Books ◽  
Pedagogical Tools ◽  
Dental Visits ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Hospital Visits ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Positive Effect

Abstract Latrophobia, defined as the morbid and irrational fear of doctors or hospitals, makes medical or hospital visits extremely challenging for those who suffer from it. For many people, the cause of Latrophobia or its milder forms, including dislike and anxiety, is often rooted in childhood. Therefore, a large number of children's books deal with and illustrate the topic of a “doctor’s visit”, in order to reduce the anxiety through pedagogical methods combined in the narrative. The aim of the study is to investigate the extent to which selected children's books highlight latrophobia and try to reduce it by educational means. One focus is an analysis and an evaluation of the individual works combined with a comparison of the different methods of individual books. The main aim is to prove that children’s books can have the capability to reduce latrophobia. Materials and methods. The research examines 10 international children’s books dealing with doctor (dental) visits. A field test covering 63 children (21 with potential latrophobia) provides information for pedagogical values within these books. Furthermore, a subjective assessment combined with the ongoing survey filters (un)valuable methods and approaches. Results. More than half of the 21 children showed improved results concerning their feeling of being afraid before and after reading the book(s). Nevertheless, the assessment of the books showed that there are strong differences concerning the approach of “anxiety”. The methods used in the stories to reduce anxiety are numerous, debatable (in terms of success), and even frightening (from the perspective of child readers). The pictures and the atmosphere of the story can be pointed out as major factors for pedagogically valuable content. Conclusions. Although a major part of the examined books leveraged to reduce latrophobia, there are also some books which showed no or even worse effect. Due to the depicted representations of anxiety in the books, a counterproductive effect cannot be ruled out. Children's books, which should have a pedagogically positive effect of latrophobia minimization, must be compulsorily examined in advance by parents.

scholarly journals M.E.R. – 'Reg op ereplek' as kinderboekskrywer

Literator ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-82
Author(s):  
G. Wybenga
Keyword(s):  
Children's Literature ◽  
Children’S Literature ◽  
Children's Books ◽  
Children’S Books ◽  
Literary Context ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Right

M.E.R. – 'The right to a place of honour' as the author of children’s books A recognition of M.E.R.’s writing developed late in her career. One of the reasons for this was most probably that she was almost exclusively involved in writing for children in the 1920s and early 1930s. Her many publications for children included not only “Kinders van die Voortrek” and the well-known “Karlien en Kandas”, but many more. It was only in the late 1940s after she had published books for adults that she received recognition for her work – which did not happen in the case of her earlier children’s books. Although she is at present regarded as a pioneer of children’s literature, these books have still not been accepted as part of the canon. This article attempts to indicate why she is considered a pioneer by situating her work in the literary context of the time. By analysing the individual books for children as texts in their own right, the article demonstates that dichotomising her work into literature for children and literature for adults is not justified. From the onset till the end of her career M.E.R.’s publications form one continuous oeuvre. The same trends observable in her early work for children are present in the later work for adults.

scholarly journals ДИТЯЧА КНИГА ЯК ОСНОВА ДУХОВНОІНТЕЛЕКТУАЛЬНОГО РОЗВИТКУ ДІТЕЙ ДОШКІЛЬНОГО ВІКУ

2021 ◽  
pp. 135-138
Author(s):  
Д. В Полежака
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Development ◽  
Children's Books ◽  
Children’S Books ◽  
Reading Interests ◽  
The Individual

The article deals with the peculiarities of the use of children’s books as a means of spiritual and intellectual development of the individual. The leading characteristics of the book are indicated, which should ensure the spiritual and intellectual growth of the child and contribute to the formation of its reading interests. A number of contradictions that arise today between the publisher of children’s books and consumers have been identified.

Mesotherapy – a method of facial skin rejuvenation from an interdisciplinary perspective on improving facial aesthetics

2018 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Matthews-Brzozowska, Monika Łącka Magdalena Bernacka, Maciej Lichaj
Keyword(s):  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Review Literature ◽  
Facial Skin ◽  
Facial Aesthetics ◽  
Facial Contour ◽  
Unified Protocol ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Aesthetic Procedures

Mesotherapy has been used in medicine since the 1950s and for aesthetic procedures since the 1970s. In the medical literature there are numerous reports about the positive effect of mesotherapy with regard to rejuvenating and improving the appearance of facial skin (reduction of fine wrinkles and discolouration, facial contour correction, improvement in skin tightness and elasticity). The variety of formulations used and the different techniques for administering them mean that the subjectively observed effects of mesotherapy cannot be objectively verified. To date, only a few studies have been published in the international literature where histopathological, ultrasound, and electron microscopy examinations were performed to confirm the efficacy of this method. Most studies, however, have been based on assessing subjective improvement. The aim of this paper was to review literature on the subject, namely 15 full-text reports on the effects of mesotherapy in the treatment of facial skin. The findings of the review show that the studies published to date are based primarily on subjective assessment methods, presenting the results of mesotherapy procedures through an analysis of "before and after" medical photographic documentation. It would seem necessary that further research should be conducted based on a unified protocol.

Mesotherapy – a method of facial skin rejuvenation from an interdisciplinary perspective on improving facial aesthetics

2018 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 308
Author(s):  
Teresa Matthews-Brzozowska ◽  
Monika Łącka ◽  
Magdalena Bernacka ◽  
Maciej Lichaj
Keyword(s):  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Review Literature ◽  
Facial Skin ◽  
Facial Aesthetics ◽  
Facial Contour ◽  
Unified Protocol ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Aesthetic Procedures

Mesotherapy has been used in medicine since the 1950s and for aesthetic procedures since the 1970s. In the medical literature there are numerous reports about the positive effect of mesotherapy with regard to rejuvenating and improving the appearance of facial skin (reduction of fine wrinkles and discolouration, facial contour correction, improvement in skin tightness and elasticity). The variety of formulations used and the different techniques for administering them mean that the subjectively observed effects of mesotherapy cannot be objectively verified. To date, only a few studies have been published in the international literature where histopathological, ultrasound, and electron microscopy examinations were performed to confirm the efficacy of this method. Most studies, however, have been based on assessing subjective improvement. The aim of this paper was to review literature on the subject, namely 15 full-text reports on the effects of mesotherapy in the treatment of facial skin. The findings of the review show that the studies published to date are based primarily on subjective assessment methods, presenting the results of mesotherapy procedures through an analysis of "before and after" medical photographic documentation. It would seem necessary that further research should be conducted based on a unified protocol.

scholarly journals Verbal Violence in Children’s Books

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Yasin Mahmut Yakar
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Children's Books ◽  
Children’S Books ◽  
Literary Genres ◽  
Male Characters ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Verbal Violence ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Negative Messages

Books that are read during childhood play an important role in the preparation of the individual for life as well as for the family and friends' surroundings. In books prepared for children, part of real life needs to be reflected. It is expected that these reflections can include not only positive but also negative messages, situations and events so the child should be prepared to deal with adverse situations in real life and will be able to learn to cope with them. One of these negative aspects is verbal violence that an individual may encounter in different settings. In this framework, attempts have been made to detect examples related to verbal violence in children's books. The need for such a study on literary quality books for children is due to the lack of an independent research in Turkey on the reflections of verbal violence. The research was supported by document analysis. In the study, fourteen books were examined in the form of stories and novels prepared for children, which contained reflections of verbal violence in the curriculum. The reason why the story and the novel are examined is that it is highly possible to find fiction-based expressions in these species rather than in other literary genres. Documents examined in the study were obtained by taking expert opinion and read without any written notice. Subsequently, the works were first subjected to content analysis to obtain more in-depth data after descriptive analysis. It has been found that all the books examined in the study on the reflection of verbal violence in children's books contained examples of verbal violence. These are among the consequences of working with threats from a wide range of people, ranging from nicknames to disdain. Nevertheless, it was observed that verbal violence performers are more male characters while female characters rarely resort to violence, and many reasons were effective in practicing violence. The results show that examples of verbal violence should be included in children's books which are thought to be effective on child's self-preparation for life. It was found that the fact that violence is not justified as a solution to the problem and that the characters who conduct violence must not be confirmed are among the essential qualities that should not be forgotten when children's books are written.

The influence of osteopathic correction on the viscoelastic characteristics of the lower leg muscles

2019 ◽  
pp. 93-98
Author(s):  
E. M. Timanin ◽  
N. S. Sydneva ◽  
A. A. Zakharova
Keyword(s):  
Viscoelastic Properties ◽  
Gastrocnemius Muscle ◽  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Lymphatic Drainage ◽  
Intercellular Substance ◽  
Leg Muscles ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Viscoelastic Characteristics ◽  
Instrumental Methods

Introduction. To date there is a lack of studies dedicated to the objectification of the palpation data obtained by a specialist during the osteopathic examination. The issue of the evidence of the results of osteopathic correction still remains important. Search for instrumental methods allowing to register and to measure various palpation phenomena and manifestations of somatic dysfunctions is very relevant for the development of osteopathy as a science. It is also very important to find objective characteristics of these methods.Goal of research — to study viscoelastic characteristics of the soft tissues of the lower legs by palpation and instrumental methods before and after osteopathic correction.Materials and methods. 22 volunteers (12 women and 10 men) aged 18–23 years without complaints of the musculoskeletal system were examined. Osteopathic diagnostics and measurement of the viscoelastic properties of muscles were carried out by the method of vibration viscoelastometry before and after osteopathic correction.Results. Correlation analysis by Spearman showed that the subjective assessment of an osteopath positively correlated with both elasticity (r=0,43, p<0,05) and viscosity of soft issues (r=0,29, p<0,05). For the gastrocnemius muscle, this pattern was even more pronounced — for elasticity r=0,51, p<0,05, for viscosity =0,34, p<0,05. After osteopathic correction no changes in the elasticity of the soft tissues were observed. The viscosity of the tissues reduced, but in the projection of the gastrocnemius muscle, these changes were not statistically significant (p=0,12), whereas in the projection of the soleus muscle statistically significant changes (p=0,034) were observed.Conclusion. Changes in the viscoelastic properties of tissues demonstrated that the effects of osteopathic correction with the use of myofascial mobilization techniques, articulation mobilization techniques, and lymphatic drainage techniques were not obvious. The elasticity of soft tissues of the lower legs did not change, while the viscosity decreased, especially in the projection of the soleus muscles. This effect of the osteopathic correction can be associated with the effect of thixotropy — the transformation of gel-like intercellular substance into sol. Thus, the research showed that vibration viscoelastometry can be used for the objectifi cation of the condition of soft tissues and of the effects of osteopathic correction.

‘Here in India’: Nineteenth-Century British Women Navigating their Position in the Empire through Children's Literature

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-185
Author(s):  
Jesse Aberbach
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Children’S Literature ◽  
Infants And Children ◽  
Children's Books ◽  
Children’S Books ◽  
Maternal Roles ◽  
Female Writers ◽  
And Control ◽  
Botanical Study

This article considers how the children's books written by two nineteenth-century female writers, Eliza Tabor and Mary Martha Sherwood, when they accompanied their husbands to India, enabled them to navigate this new environment and their position as respectable middle-class women while revealing how India was deemed a place where British childhood was impossible. Just as many women took up botanical study to legitimise their ‘otherwise transgressive presence in imperial spaces’ (McEwan 219), writing for children enabled others to engage with the masculine world of travelling and earning money without compromising their femininity. Addressing their work to children also seems to have helped both writers to deal with the absence of their own children: the Indian climate made it impossibly challenging for most British infants and children. In this way their writing gives expression to what might be termed a crisis of imperial motherhood. Underlying the texts is an anxiety relating to British settlement and an attempt to comprehend and control a place that threatened their maternal roles.

The Adult as Foe or Friend?: Childism in Guus Kuijer's Criticism and Fiction

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Joosen
Keyword(s):  
Children's Literature ◽  
Children’S Literature ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Children's Books ◽  
Children’S Books ◽  
Memorial Award ◽  
Adult Reader ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Selection Of

Compared to the attention that children's literature scholars have paid to the construction of childhood in children's literature and the role of adults as authors, mediators and readers of children's books, few researchers have made a systematic study of adults as characters in children's books. This article analyses the construction of adulthood in a selection of texts by the Dutch author and Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award winner Guus Kuijer and connects them with Elisabeth Young-Bruehl's recent concept of ‘childism’ – a form of prejudice targeted against children. Whereas Kuijer published a severe critique of adulthood in Het geminachte kind [The despised child] (1980), in his literary works he explores a variety of positions that adults can take towards children, with varying degrees of childist features. Such a systematic and comparative analysis of the way grown-ups are characterised in children's texts helps to shed light on a didactic potential that materialises in different adult subject positions. After all, not only literary and artistic aspects of children's literature may be aimed at the adult reader (as well as the child), but also the didactic aspect of children's books can cross over between different age groups.

Life in the Open with Charles Frederick Holder

2014 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-221
Author(s):  
Jane Apostol
Keyword(s):  
Natural Science ◽  
Children's Books ◽  
Children’S Books ◽  
Sport Fishing ◽  
Prolific Author ◽  
Natural Scientist ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Santa Catalina Island

Natural scientist Charles Frederick Holder settled in Pasadena in 1885. As a prolific author, lecturer, and editor, Holder was a key promoter of the region, sport fishing, and natural science. He wrote popular children’s books as well. He is also remembered as an influential figure in education and the arts and as a founder of the Tuna Club on Santa Catalina Island and the Valley Hunt Club in Pasadena and its Tournament of Roses.

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